The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-23
The COnferate Reunion At Mex
leo.

The COnferate Reunion At Mex
| leo.
The confederate reunion which
takes place at Mexico, Mo-, the 18th
of next month has the programme all
arranged, and this is the way Major
Henry A. Newman, ex-confederate
member of the legislature, chief of
staff to Colonel o. III. Guthrie of
the confederate association of Mis-
souri, gave it to a Kansas City re-
porter: Il spent a couple of days at
Mexico not long ago rigging things
up, and when the old confeds move
of to fife and drum we'll reel her off
a.. fine as silk. Eve got everything
fixed in my mind-a place for every
command and the stragglers in the
rear; and music, well I've got the
finest wind-splitting fife and drum
corps you ever heard. Pm some
thing ofa specialist in music, and I've
got my favorite airs, just the same as
Napoleon had. I'll tell you in a min
ute how Fam goin' to work 'em in.
"To begin with I'll have the differ
ent companies and commands form
around the four sides of the public
square. The Busch zouaves, of St.
Louis will head the line on one side.
Next to them will come the invited
G. A. Rs, back of whom I've placed
the old settlers of Audrain county and
stragglers. On the other side of the
angle will be Major John Edwards in
command of the survivors of Shelby's
brigade next to them COckrelRs brig
ade. Turning the second corner of
the square you run smack up again
the army of northern Virginia and
Guitars battery. General Joseph
johnson, General w. G. Breckin-
ridge. General Beauregsrd, Colonel
Bob Claiborne and the invited guests
in carriages will form on the remain
ing side of the block. The Busch
zouaves will start the procession.
The avenue is 100 feet wide and the
zouaves will throw out a line of
skirmishers in advance and
give an exhibition of their un-
tanned Algerian drill, the other COM
mands falling In the order named.
When we lead off, my crack rife and
drum corps will strike up Yankee
Doodle" That kind of music will
kinder please the G. A. Rs, show
everybody that we're back in the un-
ion, and restore harmony and good
good feeling all around. When we
turn the corner of the square the band
will toot 'em a few bars of rollickin'
"Rory O'Moore"-Custer's favorite
air-just to iven things up a bit,
make everybody laugh and get 'em
in good shape for the enthusiasm
that's to come. Coming up around
to where Shelby's men and CockrelPs
brigade drop into line we'll change
the tune again and let 'em have that
glorious old air, "The Gal / Left Be-
hind Me-" Barrin' one, that's the
finest music a soldier ever step
ped to. Why old man Wash
ington and General Lafayette
marched up the Monongahela valley
to that tune. When we come down
the home stretch of that inspiring
tune, we'll have 'em worked up in
great shape fur the wind up. AS We
pass the post mean the hotel
where all the blue grass girls will be
standin' wavin' their parasols and
handkerchiefs, we'll shut off on the
gal l left behind me- and turn
the flies and drums loose on Dixie.
Old Guitars battery with its three
guns will belch forth fire, smoke and
a heap of noise; The zouaves will ex-
ecute some of their flynn maneuvers,
colors to the breeze and the devil to
pay generally. Every burned old
Charlie boss and Nancy mare in the
vicinity will break loose and run
away, and oh, but wont we have a
good time. Good day."